One oddity is in how human hierarchies form. In other animals, fighting translates physical strength into dominance. In humans, however, people often happily defer to leaders, even seeking them out.

In an era when entertainment is more fractured than ever, divided by algorithms, politics, and identity, Netflix's original series “Stranger Things” has become one of the last remaining cultural town ...

For most of my life, I have lived simultaneously in two very different worlds. In my most recent book, "I’m The Worst," I detail my story of both having grown up a pastor’s kid and the son of a ...

When graphic designer Yang Liu moved from Beijing to Berlin at age 13, she found herself in culture shock. “I discovered — almost on a daily basis — that things were quite the contrary of what I was ...

Like its predecessor, “Wicked: For Good” more than doubles the runtime of Act II of the Broadway musical that inspired it. But unlike the first “Wicked” film, the sequel makes big additions to the ...

While choosing a costume for Halloween is meant to be fun, sometimes it can lead to blurred lines of when culture becomes costume. Dr. Surita Jhangiani, David Lam Chair in multicultural education in ...

Maureen Fubara receives funding from the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant #852439.. Since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, elections have consistently been marred by violence. The ...

The Big Apple’s cultural landscape got its biggest boost in nearly half a century. Like all CIG members — which include the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Academy of Music — the new ...

Guleed Allen explains the differences between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation. Oakland is a city rich in culture, history and activism. From the Black Panther party to beautiful ...

Melody MacReady is a writer and transwoman (she/her), passionate about all things pop culture-related. From movies to shows to games to comic books, there is not much that she does not enjoy or ...

A comparative study of the differences in nonverbal communication between China and the United States, based on the theory of high and low context, put forward by Edward T. Hall, in the light of the ...

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